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BasketNa1076

Heart-shaped fibre bundle basket; sides created by bundled sweet grass coiled around in a continuous spiral and held together with a lashing of dark brown thread. Sides flare outward from a birch bark base decorated with a floral design of yellow and purple circles and crosses in quill work, much of which is missing. Coiling interrupted by openwork pattern formed by bundled grass stitched into one zigzag.

Culture
Ojibwa
Material
birch bark, dye, cotton fibre, sweet grass and porcupine quill
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bark ClothAj109

Wide sheet of thin, tan-coloured material made from bark. One side paler than the other. Many repairs made with sinew thread; also some patches. Edges unfinished (no fraying). Grain appears to be diagonal to the edges; often the grain direction is crossed perpendicularly.

Culture
Central African ?
Material
bark, sinew and dye
Made in
Kampala, Uganda
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketSa345

Round, flat-bottomed basket. Strips of narrow bamboo are woven around wide vertical bamboo slats in wicker work. Palm leaf strips are wrapped around edge to form a rim. Natural bamboo colour.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
bamboo grass and palm leaf
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskAf338

Small mask with fine features and articulated jaw. Hair is in the form of a black crest. Two cone-shaped protrusions rise on either side of the crest; those in front are red, those in back are black. A long, raised scarification mark on the centre forehead ends between thin black eyebrows. Eyes are narrow slits. Small rounded ears are separated from eyes by two black raised disks with raised horizontal rectangles in between. Lips are painted black. Jaw is joined to upper section with bark(?) threaded through holes behind eyes and the top of the jaw. Perforations are made in hair crest, black cones and behind ears. Mask is patinated.

Culture
Ogoni
Material
wood, nylon fibre, pigment and bark ?
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketSa245

Market basket; round, flat bottomed, shallow basket with near vertical sides. Woven of bamboo strips, in strong wicker work construction; natural colour. Palm leaf wrapped around rim.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
palm leaf and bamboo grass
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Flat FanEd1.188

A flat inverted u-shaped paper fan on a frame of very fine bamboo strips, which radiate from the centre of the flat edge around the handle. Top half of fan is red while lower half is light brown with a round medallion enclosing a red, green, and light brown swirl motif at the centre. Painted orange in half of a marquise shape around the handle. Orange area is surrounded with black paper. Straight handle of wood is split at one end for insertion of the fan and is painted black.

Culture
Korean
Material
bamboo grass, paper, wood, metal, lacquer, paint and rice paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrapIa53

Bottle-shaped basketry trap with inverted lid attached. Twined, circular neck flares outwards. Inverted cone lid attached with one strand. Alternating sections of medium flat woven weft and narrow rounded twined weft. Dark brown colour. Loose weaving to allow water in.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
rattan, bamboo grass and stain ?
Made in
Mountain, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAe70

Basket with a body and base of wicker plaiting on flat rigid warp with split cane weft. Decoration of false embroidery in geometric patterns of crosses and stripes, and securing rim of double splints. The base has light yellow-brown stitches, creating triangles around the base. Stiff, coiled handle, wrapped with rope, formed by two rope strands attached to either side of body with a single knot at the base. Some fading two loose strands of grass, knotted together inside the basket.

Culture
Central African
Material
grass, fibre and stem ?
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketAe69

Basket with body and base of wicker plaiting on flat rigid warp with weft of split cane in alternating bands of purple and green. Decorations consist of false embroidery of natural coloured grasses in geometric designs of crosses and stripes. Rim of two splits secured by decoration. Five strands of natural-coloured rope interwoven through either side with two knots at the base form a double handle at the rim. One handle is stiff and coiled while the other handle is a single, longer, loose rope strand.

Culture
Central African
Material
fibre, grass and stem ?
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketSa257

Wickerwork basket constructed on slats which radiate from centre of flat bottom. Sides flare slightly.

Culture
Maya ?
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Guatemala
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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